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twister

[twis-ter] / ˈtwɪs tər /
NOUN
weather event
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It was as if a twister had hit the terminal.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Nearby residents described how “the storm roared and the house was shaking” when the twister spun through.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

But when a twister menaces their city, and Dad calls the boys while on the air, that goes viral and there’s actually a moral to the story.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

While a twister didn’t end up touching down in San Francisco, one did just south in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2024

So they would continue enduring the ill-balanced twister, because, because.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Six people died in Mississippi as tornadoes swept through that state and twisters killed another three in Alabama, including an 82-year-old woman.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2025

The latest twisters follow another powerful tornado which tore through a rural Iowa town and killed four people earlier in May.

From BBC May 27, 2024

Much of Houston was battered by winds of speeds up to 100 miles per hour, rivaling speeds seen during Hurricane Ike, with “some twisters mixed in,” the city’s mayor, John Whitmire, said at the briefing.

From New York Times May 16, 2024

This year, we got two violent twisters in two days.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2023

I was really into tongue twisters and funny Shel Silverstein stuff back then, and I loved reciprocal reciting, surprising him with things he’d never heard.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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